second thought about idea of going bilateral

Honestly I just want full surrounding sound and feel balanced
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And indeed.....that's an awesome awesome reason for opting for bilateral implantation. If HA is not working at ALL.........go for it!
I really don't see the concern about the electrodes. Or were you talking about the possibilty that diffrent types of electrodes could produce better sound quality?
 
deafdyke said:
And indeed.....that's an awesome awesome reason for opting for bilateral implantation. If HA is not working at ALL.........go for it!
I really don't see the concern about the electrodes. Or were you talking about the possibilty that diffrent types of electrodes could produce better sound quality?
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Probably but still I rather be on safe side and plus I want it to sound same as other. I'm not interested into it sounding any different even if its better, I'm deaf it wouldn't matter for me, it'd be great for late deafened people if it sound better and more natural right now its better than "natural" sound I've been percieving with my old hearing aid. So.

Crap I read hanna_13 post about new generation CI I better hurry up get my other ear implanted before new one come out :eek3:
 
Actually SkullChick,
I think that the new generation of CI is prolly going to be like the digital vs. analog debate. Remember when digitals came out, there was SO much hype about them? Yet even with digitals, there were (and still are) lots of people who are OK with plain ol' analogs.
It's going to be more an indivdual thing.....and you're prolly right. It's prolly designed more to appeal towards late deafie folks.
 
Oh,and I think that once you get past a certain threshold "sound quality" is really kinda debatable. Sort of like....have you ever heard a real hardcore audiophile claim that his speakers and other equiptment can improve "listening", when in fact its mostly hype?
It's prolly going to be VERY indivdualistic . Just like with the digital vs. analog debate. (which is STILL going on) Since you just want the listening experiance, I'd opt for the second one totally! (and Lucia and the others who seem to attack me at any chance....LOOK. I AM PUSHING and ENCOURAGING a second CI! I am NOT some mindless anti CIer!)
 
I refused stimultaneous bilateral implants. I want to see how the first implant goes first and take it from there.

I would suggest give yourself some time and be patient with the first CI and see how it goes before jumping in for the 2nd CI implant. The poor brain can only handle so much of the new stuff pounding it daily.
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South Fella, that's exactly why I think that simutanious bilateral implants should be the exception (ie for deaf-blind, auditory nereopathy, severe bilateral tinituas and recruitment and cases where the ears are TOTALLY deaf with NO benifit from HA) rather then the norm. It's really hard to tell how well a person is going to do with a bimodal combo. Some people might actually really like and do well with CI and HA combo.
 
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